Labor Day already, impossible. But it came anyway. Hope yours was one of relaxation as we swing into those changing months.
Mink Creek has received some rain and it is miraculous how all living things have perked up because of this gift. It has been a long, hot, dry summer and without irrigation we would have blown away. The hot southern winds have arrived every afternoon and one could feel the moisture leaving our environment on a daily basis.
Ben Keller had some knee surgery. He is at home recuperating from the procedure and one sees him out walking and endeavoring to follow the doctor's orders.
Four of the Crosland brothers managed to get together for their own summer high adventure. Rico and Armando went hiking in the Wind River Mountains of Wyoming. Then they were met by brothers Mario and Angelo and the four hiked the Gros Ventre Range. This took some planning and scheduling of travel and jobs since they all now reside considerable distances apart.
Family and friends gathered to hear remarks from Elder Erick-Niklas Danfors in the Mink Creek ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He spoke about his mission experiences in the Tanzania Dar es Slaam Mission of Africa. The Danfors family of Per and Cassie Danfors moved to Mink Creek during his absence. Elder Danfors has been speaking in Swahili during his mission and part of his program as he reported was a musical number by men of the Danfors family, sung in three languages: Swedish, Swahili and English.
Candy Longhurst and her family have been enjoying an extended visit from daughter Tiffany and Spencer Wheeler and their children.
Bruce Jepsen and his family were in Mink Creek checking on favorite spots from growing years on Bear Creek. He now lives in Washington state. He was bringing family members going to attend BYU/Provo and another for the Mission Training Center.
With this first slight hint of Fall arriving there has been some garden harvesting. Corn, tomatoes, cucumbers, summer squash, summer apples. Living in a sharing community is a wonderful way of life.
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